Þriskja

Old Norse Dictionary - þriskja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þriskja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

þriskja
t, to thresh, Fms. viii. 96; the mod. form is þreskja, q. v., Dan. tærske; but in Icel. the word is little used, and hardly known, except it be in metaph. phrases.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛁᛋᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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